Virginia General Assembly

The sweeping victories won by Democrats in Virginia this month were spearheaded by a spike in turnout among one group in particular — millennials.

Now, local and national political organizations have targeted Florida as one of the next battlegrounds to energize that youngergeneration to vote — or even run for office.

“Young voters are more likely to turn out when there’s people like them on the ballot,” said Olivia Bercow, a spokeswoman for the group NextGen America. “Young and diverse and talking about issues they care about.”

NextGen was founded by billionaire Tom Steyer, who also has funded TV ads and billboards pushing for President Donald Trump’s...

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Medicaid
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